Disco de Reba McEntire: “If You See Him”

Descripción (en inglés) :

IF YOU SEE HIM is an Enhanced CD containing a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files and access to the internet. Personnel: Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Linda Davis (vocals); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Jeff King, Jerry McPherson, Dan Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Larry Franklin (fiddle, mandolin); Jimmy Nichols (keyboards, background vocals); Richard "Spady" Brannan (bass); Paul Leim (drums); Cynthia French, Lisa Gregg, Kim Parent, Liana Manis, Curtis Young (background vocals). Producers: David Malloy, Reba McEntire, Tony Brown, Tim Dubois. Principally recorded at Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennesse. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. "If You See Him/If You See Her" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. This is a DTS CD, which features DTS 5.1 Surround Sound technology and is playable on a DTS-capable 5.1 Surround Sound system. Personnel: Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Linda Davis (vocals); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Jeff King, Jerry McPherson, Dan Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Larry Franklin (fiddle, mandolin); Jimmy Nichols (keyboards, background vocals); Richard "Spady" Brannan (bass); Paul Leim (drums); Cynthia French, Lisa Gregg, Kim Parent, Liana Manis, Curtis Young (background vocals). Producers: David Malloy, Reba McEntire, Tony Brown, Tim Dubois. Principally recorded at Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennesse. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. "If You See Him/If You See Her" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. IF YOU SEE HIM finds actress/singer/mogul Reba McEntire meshing her country roots with her pop sensibilities once again. She tears into uptempo numbers like "One Honest Heart" and "I'll Give You Something To Miss" with gusto. Her voice seems most comfortable, though, when she's singing country material, like the terrific "Wrong Night," "Heart Hush" and "Lonely Alone." Fans may be particularly interested in two showy "event" songs: the Brooks & Dunn "tri-et" "If You See Him/If You See Her," and "Face to Face," a duet with Linda Davis that's a sequel to their previous hit "Does He Love You." In an unusual move for Reba, there are also two positive love songs--"Forever Love" and "All This Time." These Celine Dion-ish ballads were recorded for Forever Love, the TV movie in which Reba has the starring role, and serve as a reminder of her crossover appeal. For those Reba fans who prefer today's pop-country style to more traditional-sounding tunes, this CD is a winner. IF YOU SEE HIM finds actress/singer/mogul Reba McEntire meshing her country roots with her pop sensibilities once again. She tears into uptempo numbers like "One Honest Heart" and "I'll Give You Something To Miss" with gusto. Her voice seems most comfortable, though, when she's singing country material, like the terrific "Wrong Night," "Heart Hush" and "Lonely Alone." Fans may be particularly interested in two showy "event" songs: the Brooks & Dunn "tri-et" "If You See Him/If You See Her," and "Face to Face," a duet with Linda Davis that's a sequel to their previous hit "Does He Love You." In an unusual move for Reba, there are also two positive love songs--"Forever Love" and "All This Time." These Celine Dion-ish ballads were recorded for Forever Love, the TV movie in which Reba has the starring role, and serve as a reminder of her crossover appeal. For those Reba fans who prefer today's pop-country style to more traditional-sounding tunes, this CD is a winner.

COUNTRY'S REAL Queen's "If You See Him" seems to be a love-it or hate-it kind of album. Those in the latter category are either not fans of her music or not listening carefully. This may not be as widely accepted as many of her others because Reba seems to vary into more pop-ish music than she ever had (barring the pop cover album, Starting Over) with this one, and it looked like it turned off country and pop fans alike.

Like all Reba's albums, you can hear the emotion and tenderness in her voice as she delivers songs such as the beautiful duet "If You See Him/If You See Her" with the best country duo ever, Brooks & Dunn, the heartbreaking "Invisible," and the unbelievable "Lonely Alone." Reba belts out frolicsome rockers like the sassy "I'll Give You Something To Miss" and the rollicking "Wrong Night." Another high point on the album is the follow up to her smash 1993 duet ("Does He Love You," i.e. Grammy and CMA winner) with former backup singer Linda Davis, "Face To Face." Though not on the level of prodigious as DHLY, "Face To Face" is more than, as most have called it, a filler track. It's really, when you get down to it, an intelligent song that people should listen to for advice. That may be why this album hasn't been as accepted; while they may not be all "eye candy" (or, if it's acceptable, ear candy), they're songs for people who need advice; you may not necessarily want to listen but some may need to listen to them. Reba gives another amazing performance, her best since 1994's "Read My Mind." A strong 4 stars.

Reba released a string of good albums from the mid 90s to the late 90s, these included READ MY MIND (1994), STARTING OVER (1995), WHAT IF ITS YOU (1996), SO GOOD TOGETHER (1999) and this one, IF YOU SEE HIM (1998). Sporting an even shorter cut than shown in the pictures of the WHAT IF ITS YOU album, Reba's IF YOU SEE HIM album has some great country and AC type songs. "If You See Him/If You See Her" is a joint collaboration with Brooks & Dunn, who she was touring with at the time. It's a nice emotional ballad, and also the first single of the album. It's a pretty emotional album, and one of her best if you ask me. There's some great uptempo country on songs like "I'll Give You Something To Miss" and "Wrong Night". I think the ballads are the most impressive though, "Up & Flying", "Heart Hush", "Lonely Alone", "Forever Love", "All This Time", "I Wouldn't Know" and "Invisible" are all great great ballads, not one dud anywhere. The duet with Linda Davis, "Face To Face", deserves a nod because it's fabulous and it should have been a single. Overall a strong collection of material from Reba!

After coming off one of her most creatively satisfying albums in

WHAT IF IT'S YOU, Reba McEntire teamed with Brooks & Dunn for the title track of this album, which saw her returning more to the slick pop production scheme that had marked the majority of her recordings over the last decade. Luckily, she manages to corral a set of strong songs that help her cause. The title track is one of the few duets she's done in recent times that merits more than one listen--it's for the most part country pop, but the song and the vocal work manage to lift it above it's pop trappings. The other duet, with Linda Davis on 'Face To Face', far outstrips the melodramatic histrionics of their previous collaboration, 'Does He Love You'. She also springs several strong uptempo numbers on us, particularly the sterling 'Wrong Night', the most "country" sounding record she's done in years.

Again, most of the record is made up of McEntire's now trademark

country pop ballads, but the fact that many are lyrically stronger than some of her recent work, saves them, and the record, from being just another example of a country artist trying to go pop.